The author acknowledges his indebtedness to John Charles Ainsworth and Gerard Cote for supplying some of the documentation used in writing portions of this book. Special thanks are also due to John Holzmann, Russell Lee, MacDonald Aston King, and Nicole Hansard for their valuable critique and suggestions.
         This book is dedicated to the brave Confederate soldiers who paid the ultimate price to preserve Liberty for their posterity. Their Cause is not lost. Deo Vindice!